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Basic Earth Science Review
Basic Earth Science Review
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Review created for GED students preparing for their TASC exam.
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1
Which two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries?
mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
ocean trenches and subduction zones
wide valleys and deltas
hot spots and island arcs
2
Which gas is considered a major greenhouse gas?
oxygen
methane
nitrogen
hydrogen
3
What is the value of the angle represented by letter A?
23.5°
24.5°
30.0°
15.0°
4
Which organisms survived mass extinctions in both the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era?
gastropods
ammonoids
graptolites
eurypterids
5
Which statement best describes the monsoon winds during the rainy season in India?
Cold, dry air flows from the Indian Ocean to India.
Warm, moist air flows from the Indian Ocean to India.
Warm, moist air flows from India to the Indian Ocean.
Cold, dry air flows from India to the Indian Ocean
6
The composition of which Earth layer is represented by the pie graph?
hydrosphere
troposphere
outer core
crust
7
According to astronomers, the age of the universe is estimated to be
7.9 billion years
13.8 billion years
1.3 billion years
4.6 billion years
8
Which characteristics best describe the star Betelgeuse?
blue white with low luminosity and low surface temperature
reddish orange, low luminosity and high surface temperature
reddish orange, high luminosity & low surface temperature
blue white with high luminosity and high surface temperature
9
Large volcanic eruptions send dust and ash into the stratosphere causing air temperatures to be
warmer than normal, the atmosphere is less transparent
cooler than normal, the atmosphere is less transparent
cooler than normal, the atmosphere is more transparent
warmer than normal, the atmosphere is more transparent
10
In which temperature zone of Earth’s atmosphere will most meteors burn up?
mesosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
11
Which object in space emits light because it releases energy produced by nuclear fusion?
Venus
Halley’s comet
Earth’s Moon
Polaris
12
Which geologic feature is composed of the youngest crustal bedrock?
Peru-Chile Trench
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Adirondack Mountains
San Andreas Fault
13
Which list contains three major greenhouse gases found in Earth’s atmosphere?
carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen
carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor
hydrogen, water vapor, and nitrogen
hydrogen, oxygen, and methane
14
Earth’s approximate rate of revolution is
360° per day
15° per day
1° per day
180° per day
15
Earth’s magnetic field has reversed itself several times in the past. This pattern is seen in
layers of sedimentary bedrock of the Grand Canyon
metamorphic bedrock in mountain ranges
bedrock with fossils containing radioactive carbon-14
igneous bedrock of the oceanic crust
16
If the tilt of Earth’s axis were increased from 23.5° to 30°, summers in NY would become
cooler, and winters would become warmer
cooler, and winters would become cooler
warmer, and winters would become warmer
warmer, and winters would become cooler
17
The convection currents responsible for moving tectonic plates occur in which Earth layer?
rigid mantle
stiffer mantle
crust
asthenosphere
18
Which motion occurs at a rate of approximately one degree per day?
the Moon rotating on its axis
Earth rotating on its axis
Earth revolving around the Sun
the Moon revolving around Earth
19
Between which two planets are most asteroids located?
Earth and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Saturn and Uranus
Jupiter and Saturn
20
Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?
ultraviolet
gamma rays
radio waves
visible light
21
Which two locations are receiving the same intensity of insolation?
D and B
C and D
B and C
A and B
22
Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum is most of Earth’s outgoing terrestrial radiation?
infrared
x rays
visible
ultraviolet
23
Which landscape feature would produce this stream drainage pattern?
volcanic mountain
steep cliff
glacial kettle lake
flat plain
24
Scientists infer that a cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs and ammonoids was
a disease spreading among many groups of organisms
an asteroid impact that resulted in climate change
severe damage produced by worldwide earthquakes
tectonic plate subduction of most of the continents
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What would happen to this landscape feature if the climate became more humid?
less weathering & erosion, producing a rounded landscape
less weathering & erosion, producing an angular landscape
more weathering & erosion, producing an angular landscape
more weathering & erosion, producing a rounded landscape